Endangered Steelhead Bust on Garcia River Illustrates Need for Protection

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Media Contacts: Lt. Dennis McKiver, Enforcement Branch (707) 962-9101 Doug Albin, DFG Environmental Scientist (707) 964-7683 Harry Morse, DFG Communications (916) 323-1478 While conducting a warrant search for illegal marijuana Mendocino County law enforcement officials were surprised when they also found endangered wild steelhead and poached ducks. On March 7, Department of Fish and Game [...]

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[rvrrat]

Why surprised? Wouldn't you expect a criminal to do many illegal acts or were they surprised a potential pot smoker got off the couch and actually caught steelhead and shot ducks?

 

[Orygun]

Providing 70000 eggs all hatched and the fish made it to the ocean that is the theoretical loss of up to 1400 steelhead from a great year of production. You get 1-2% returns on what is sent out.